The city of West Palm Beach is lowering canals in anticipation of heavy rain from what's left of Erika, and for the first time, the city is asking resident to take an active role in an emergency situation.

"If we know exactly where the worst flooding is going on, the second it's going on, then we know exactly where to put our resources," West Palm Beach spokesman Elliot Cohen said Saturday evening.

Cohen said the city is hoping to harness the power of social media to help decide on the best place to dispatch its crews.

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He instructed residents to safely take pictures of any flooding or storm-related damage, tweet with #WPBstorm along with a location and time stamp.

Palm Beach County Fire Rescue officials warn that overflow on the roads may blend with canals and lakes Sunday to cause hazardous conditions across the county.

During a news conference in Naples on Saturday, Gov. Rick Scott said the storm still warrants the state of emergency he declared Friday

"This storm has been unpredictable the whole time," Scott said. "We've got to continue to watch it, and even if it didn't become a tropical storm or hurricane, we can get a lot of rain a lot of flooding."